Re: [CORE] back-branch multixact fixes & 9.5 alpha/beta: schedule - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: [CORE] back-branch multixact fixes & 9.5 alpha/beta: schedule
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Msg-id 20150608194823.GQ133018@postgresql.org
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In response to Re: [CORE] back-branch multixact fixes & 9.5 alpha/beta: schedule  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: [CORE] back-branch multixact fixes & 9.5 alpha/beta: schedule  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> 
> On 06/08/2015 12:31 PM, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> >
> >Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> >
> >>If we release on Friday that is the 12th, PgCon is starts the 16th and there
> >>is a weekend in between. If there is an unknown regression or new bug that
> >>is severe, are we going to have the resources to resolve it?
> >
> >ISTM if that happens, we're no worse off than currently.
> 
> Technically sure, reputation?

Well, reputation-wise we're already losing every time somebody's server
crashes on 9.4.2 and finds it won't start, where it did start fine with
9.4.1.  Maybe they simply wanted to change shared_buffers and the server
won't start anymore.  Some people even update binaries with the server
running; if they don't restart immediately, it could be several days
before it fails to start.  It's pretty scary.

> If we really want to do this, let's do it. I am not trying to throw a wrench
> into things. I just really don't want to have to go back, yet again.

Sure, me neither.

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